RE: [IAC#RG] ideas for the new Govt.

  I am  of the firm opinion, that drastic changes can only be brought about by the man in charge. . 99 % of our parliamentarians have been enjoying themselves  by granting themselves more pay and perks . They have not been bothered about the country . Majority of these politicians have been looking after themselves and have become richer . But a real strong PM can change things .    Seshadri

 

From: Yegneshwar Balakrishnan [mailto:ybala2@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:07 PM
To: M.N.Seshadri; indiaresists@lists.riseup.net; 'Sumanth Raman'; trjawahar@gmail.com; dgjg Jsr group
Subject: Re: ideas for the new Govt.

 

Our knowledge on these issues is too shallow to engender any worthwhile ideas for the Govt. to follow.

Unless ideas to change systems wholesale have to come from the parliamentarians for proper discussion in all their ramifications and follow-up action by the Govt.

Cheers.

YB

 

From: M.N.Seshadri <manavasi.seshadri@gmail.com>
To: indiaresists@lists.riseup.net; 'Sumanth Raman' <sumanthcraman@gmail.com>; trjawahar@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, 28 June 2014 12:01 PM
Subject:

 

Dear Friends,

 

I was pleasantly surprised to learn the views of AK Antony  regarding secularism as pracised by our great super leaders of the Congress party .  Presently referred to as " Family " .If Mulayam and Lallu and recently even Nitish  appreciate that point of view it can only be due to their feeling if helplessness and they are behaving like  the drowning man clutching a bit of straw !!  If like Paswan,  had they  predicted the mood of the nation , I am 100 % certain that these fellows also would have joined the band wagon  like quite a few small parties in Tamil Nadu and even Andhra Pradesh ( Now Telengana Seemandra ) .  Now for a serious study concerning our economy.

 Now that Modi is firmly in the saddle for the next 5 years at least , a comprehensive study of the existing system of PDS  in all the states is called for. Will someone like Nadan Nilkheni take this up and find out the cost of presently existing PDS, which should include cost of the shops ( must be several Lakhs in number  ) , cost of procurement and moving the food grains to these PDS shops,  and the cost of ensuring proper distribution to the targeted citizens, cost of prevention of pilferage , and finally the cost of man power required to manage the PDS.

Here again we should ask Nandan to value ( quantify ) the waste of man hours due enormous waiting time in the Q by millions of our citizens..

We should also check whether this kind of giving subsidized food items to the POOR exist anywhere else in the World.  I am keen to learn the systems in vogue in our neighboring countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal and so on.

I would like the   intellectuals and great economists like Swaminathan Iyer, and people like Chetan Bhagat ,  come out with valid ideas like giving coupons to the really deserving poor for him to draw his requirement of food from the existing super markets and private grocery shops. .I feel that such a system will result in enormous savings plus ,devoid  of  any pilferage and leakage. The only result can be the cadres of our political parties who were benefitting  in the present system may feel uncomfortable !!

I  have seen  use of such coupons in the UK for giving lunch to the employees of some companies. This has in fact resulted in lot of saving to such companies who were earlier giving lunch in their own canteens !!

May I invite comments and suggestions on this from my friends  and   IAC as well.

Also we should critically examine the existing system of LPG distribution. I feel we are following the most inefficient and expensive system of  supplying gas for the kitchen . The best way is through well maintained pipe lines in cities and in far off rural areas by supplying gas in big containers positioned in the usage spot which could be filled once in six months.  This is what is happening in the US .     Comments and suggestions please . Thanks Seshadri